Where does “常” come from?

常 (Japanese) comes from Old Japanese とこ.

常 (Japanese): always, constantly, consistently; a traditional...

Definitions

  1. always, constantly, consistently; a traditional...

Ancestry of “常”, step by step

常 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Japanese とこ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japaneseとこ—

via Middle Chinese 常

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese常—

Words derived from “常”

Every word from Old Japanese とこ →